Australian Weather
National Summary
Tropical Cyclone Joyce is causing rain and thunderstorms to become heavier and wind to strengthen in northern WA. Troughs are triggering showers and thunderstorms in southeast WA, western SA and central NSW. A high is keeping the rest of SA, TAS, VIC and NSW dry.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Cyclone Joyce forms off WA coast
12:21 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Joyce has formed off the north coast of Western Australia and is expected to make landfall on Friday or Saturday.
Police warn against 'cyclone parties' as West Australia's north prepares for Cyclone Joyce
11:34 EDT
Broome police are advising residents not to hold "cyclone parties" as Western Australia's north brace for its second tropical cyclone in a fortnight.
BOM annual climate statement shows 2017 was Australia's third-warmest year on record
17:40 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has confirmed 2017 was Australia's third-warmest year on record, with temperatures almost a degree above the 1961-1990 average.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 08/01 | Tue 09/01 | Wed 10/01 | |||
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42.8°C Moomba Ap, SA |
Hottest |
44.7°C Marree Ap, SA |
45.0°C Mount Magnet, WA |
45.0°C Moomba Ap, SA |
47.3°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
|
12.9°C Rocky Gully, WA |
Coldest |
0.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
1.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
4.7°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.0°C Mount Ive, SA |
|
E 57km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
103km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
122km/h Nowra, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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0.2mm last hr Red Rocks Point, WA |
Wettest |
115.4mm Drysdale River, WA |
100.0mm Mount Bundey South, NT |
62.0mm Mount Bundey South, NT |
104.0mm Cygnet Bay, WA |
| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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